The women's basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with a road victory over Buena Vista on Friday night.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 92, Buena Vista 88
THE DETAILS
-Benedictine fell behind early, trailing 34-27 after the opening quarter
-The Eagles responded with a dominant second quarter, outscoring Buena Vista 26-10 to take a 54-44 lead into halftime
-Buena Vista trimmed the margin in the third before Benedictine held off a late push in the fourth to secure the win
-Benedictine knocked down 15 three-pointers and shot 43.4 percent from the field
-The bench contributed 59 points, led by a huge performance from
Catey Carney
-Benedictine out-rebounded Buena Vista 37-31, including 18 on the offensive glass, resulting in 29 second-chance points
STAT LEADERS
-Carney led all scorers with 34 points on 12-of-25 shooting, including 7-of-15 from three
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Allison Jarvis added 16 points and 8 rebounds
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Shiane Johnson provided a spark off the bench with 10 points
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Abby Drendel finished with 9 points and 7 rebounds
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Alexis Schueler posted 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists
UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-0) will play in the championship game at 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 8th against North Central University
